Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police
6 hours ago
VANCOUVER — The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a "record-breaking" year for protests in Vancouver in 2023, triggering additional policing costs in the millions for overtime. Vancouver police said at a news conference Tuesday they responded to 1,018 protests in the city...
'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage
6 hours ago
MELFORT, Sask. — Family members hugged and wept at a coroner's inquest after learning how a man went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation. The initial calls to 911 played Tuesday...
Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured
6 hours ago
MONTE LAKE, B.C. — Police say four people are dead and one person is in hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 97 southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP spokesman Chris Terleski says the collision occurred...
Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source
7 hours ago
OTTAWA — Longtime Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is set to become the next ambassador to Denmark. A senior government source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet public, said...
Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu
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OTTAWA — The current federal Liberal government tried to distance itself Tuesday from the Jean Chrétien-led one that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken United Nations language on Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s. Newly released Australian cabinet documents from...
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search
7 hours ago
WINNIPEG — The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother's remains. "Families need to...
As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns
8 hours ago
VANCOUVER — An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but northern Alberta, while a Pacific low-pressure system brings snow to much of British Columbia. Environment Canada has lifted most of the extreme cold warnings in...
Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs
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OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to allow states to mass import medicine...
Notley says she'll step down from Alberta NDP helm to make way for fresh voices
8 hours ago
EDMONTON — Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade at the helm of Alberta’s NDP, is stepping down from the top job. “It’s been a crazy ride,” Notley, the leader of the Opposition, told reporters Tuesday while flanked at...
Crown says suspect in Quebec cold case murder tracked down by Y chromosome project
8 hours ago
MONTREAL — A Quebec man charged with the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago was tracked down with the help of a project that matches DNA with male surnames, the Crown said...